Martin Harris Centre

Northern Chamber Orchestra concert for Parkinson’s

15:00 - 17:00 3 April 2016
Conductor Stephen Barlow and the Northern Chamber Orchestra explore pieces related to neurodegenerative disease. John Adams’ Gnarly Buttons reflects his father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s…

Howard Jacobson: Shylock Is My Name - SOLD OUT

18:30 - 20:30 11 April 2016
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT ** Man Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson’s is one of the authors commissioned as part of The Hogarth Shakespeare programme to write prose…

Ebonit Saxophone Quartet

13:10 - 14:00 14 April 2016
A thrilling young quartet from Amsterdam performs new works by the University’s Kevin Malone (The Housatonic near Sandy Hook) and Richard Whalley (Iapetus Suture, based on an ancient…

Student Chamber Ensembles

13:10 - 14:00 15 April 2016
Some of our most enthusiastic MUMS members have put together their own ensembles for their peers and present a concert demonstrating the wide breadth of talent and creativity they have.…

MUMS Brass Band

19:30 - 21:30 16 April 2016
Returning from Uni Brass victorious, MUMS Brass Band present you with a full concert of interesting and exciting brass music spanning the decades. To book please visit http://tinyurl.com/otykmod…

Derbyshire Youth Wind Band and RNCM Collaborative Concert

18:00 - 20:00 17 April 2016
The culmination of this term’s work following a Shakespeare theme for the Derbyshire City and County Youth Wind Band, having worked alongside staff and students from the RNCM in masterclasses,…

LITERATURE LIVE: Vona Groarke and Adam Thorpe

18:30 - 20:00 18 April 2016
Vona Groarke's first collection was Shale, published in 1994. The most recent was X, a PBS Recommendation for Spring 2014, reviewed by the New Statesman as 'an outstanding collection…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 April 2016
Two classical masterpieces in G major dedicated to the Bohemian patron Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz: the first of Haydn's two quartets Op. 77 and the second from Beethoven's…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ' Doctors and Philosophers of Composition'

14:30 - 15:30 21 April 2016
Workshop performances and discussion of new works by the University's PhD students. **PLEASE NOTE: THIS DATE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM 5TH MAY 2016**

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 22 April 2016
Two quartets in the sunny key of A major: the fifth from Beethoven's first quartet opus, and the Mozart work on which it was modelled. Then to conclude the Quatuor Danel's eleventh…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO) and String Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 23 April 2016
Drawing together our fantastic Wind and String Orchestras for a joint concert of exciting music, MUMS present a concert of Western string music and an Americana-themed wind half. Conductors…

Gamelan Degung The University of Manchester’s music students with guests

13:10 - 14:00 28 April 2016
The University of Manchester’s music students with guests offer a dynamic programme of music for Gamelan Degung, as the culmination to their course in association with the Hallé. The…

Wind and Brass Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 29 April 2016
MUMS’ finest wind and brass soloists come together and take to the stage to present a concert featuring a range of works which really show off what their instruments can do Come and…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 April 2016
In an ambitious and exciting concert, MUMS Symphony Orchestra and the University Chorus team up to present Pärt’s Adam’s Lament and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Programme to include:…

Michelle Assay and David Fanning (pianos)

13:10 - 14:00 5 May 2016
A programme of two-piano favourites from husband-and-wife duo David Fanning and Michelle Assay, featuring the Mozart Fugue played by the Quatuor Danel at the beginning of this season,…

Ad Solem

19:30 - 21:30 7 May 2016
MUMS elite chamber choir present an evening of German and English choral music spanning the generations, featuring Hugo Distler, Haydn, Britten and Pearsall. Please note: cash only for ticket sales on the door

ESTIVAL 2016

7 - 10 June 2016
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS finishes off their concert season with a four day extravaganza featuring eight concerts in…

Estival 2016: Society Mashup Showcase

19:30 - 21:00 7 June 2016
In an Estival first, Manchester University’s Music and Drama Societies come together to première a series of specially-commissioned musical and dramatic works to celebrate the cross-disciplinary…

Estival 2016: Family Outreach Concert

10:30 - 11:30 8 June 2016
MUMS extends its already successful Outreach programme in an interactive and educational concert suitable for families featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and a medley from The…

Estival 2016: Family Outreach Concert

13:00 - 14:00 8 June 2016
MUMS extends its already successful Outreach programme in an interactive and educational concert suitable for families featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and a medley from The…

Estival 2016: Manchester University Wind Orchestra and String Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 8 June 2016
A combination of two huge ensembles sets the scene for an evening of traditional and new works for wind and string orchestras, including Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with soloist Illiam…

Estival 2016: Brass Band

19:30 - 21:00 9 June 2016
Returning victorious from their second consecutive win at UniBrass, MUMS Brass Band return with a selection of new repertoire spanning the ages. Join Manchester University Music Society…

Estival 2016: Grade1athon Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 9 June 2016
Fresh from their Grade 1 exams, MUMS Grade1athon orchestra return to grace your ears with some classic tunes in an attempt to prove their mastery of a new instrument. Join Manchester…

Estival 2016: Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 10 June 2016
With a stunning display of vocal talent, this concert welcomes elite university chamber choirs Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers in a programme of Wilbye to Vaughan Williams and Jackson…

Estival 2016: MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 10 June 2016
Estival is concluded with a dramatic concert featuring a dedication to the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Patron of MUMS; new works from postgraduates and academic staff; and Holst’s…

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